Back in cold, cold Norway after 2 fantastic weeks on The Philippines. I am going trough all my photos now and will start publish them tomorrow! Now im starting the countdown to my NY/LA-trip this summer; 149 days left.

It feels kinda weird making planes for Summer 2011 because of one simple fact; I am leaving for The Philippines in about 50 hours. So making traveling planes for a trip before i even head out for my first trip this year feels… strange. But i could not sleep yesterday and spend my time checking and planing an dreaming.

I decided last summer that i wanted to go to USA this year, so thats where i am going – but i didn’t know exactly where. The first plan where California for about 2 – 3 weeks, but then i started looking more and more into going to New York. And the final decision come to me last night – why not both of them? So i started looking into the possibilities and realized that it can work out very well. The plan is; Fly to New York around the 10th of June, be there for a week then head for L.A – stay there for five days and try to include Las Vegas and San Francisco, then back to N.Y and leave for home somewhere around the 25th. I would really love to spend my birthday in Las Vegas.

Maybe i need three weeks for this? But if i take three weeks i don´t have anything left for the winter and i would love to have a week of there – visiting Chine or Japan.

Other then this the traveling year of 2011 includes Dubai, London (Two times) and maybe one more weekend trip. Its going to be amazing. Right now i start with the first trip on Friday then longing for summer and USA can begin!

It was a great Christmas. The first one spent in Norway, i moved here January 2009 but last year i went home to Sweden to celebrate with my family. Well, my family also moved here for full time this summer so i have my mom, dad and brother here. My two sisters spent the holidays with their boyfriends family but will be here in about a week for an “after”-christmas celebration (Yey! More gifts!)

I think i never will get tired of giving and receiving gift, even now when i am 30. My dad got (from me) a box with the TV-series “The White House” and also an USB cup warmer, my brother got Black Ops for 360 and my mom got a gift card at H&M, a bottle of Baileys and a lamp from Ikea. I cant write what my sisters will get yet, if they read this…

And me. I got everything i wanted and more. Some things i guessed even before i open them up and some really big surprises. Here is a picspam of my gifts and some comments.

Christmas gifts!

From my oldest little sister and her boyfriend i got some Nintendo-candy. I now have a total of 5 ?-block and 3 stars on my nerdshelf!

A book from my favorite writer. The english original title is "The Good Guy".

This was a big surprise! Chordless headphones wich i have wanted for some time!

A traveling kit with some schampoo/shower gel etc. Great for my trip now this February.

I wished for a lot of Bluray this christmas, and i got the ones i wanted the most! Life, Beauty and the Beast and Back to The Future-Trilogy!

My mom asked me to guess before i open this one. I guessed for a gift card, but it was some money for my trip to The Philipines!

Some socks! I have a thing for colorful and funny ones and also got my second pair of Star Wars-socks. (I bought a pair earlier this year in Barcelona.)

Im very happy and thankful for the things that i got, and also looking forward to see what my other little sister and her boyfriend has for me :)!